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Through: (-2, 2), parallel to y=-x – 5

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y=-x

Lines are parallel when they have the same slope with a different y-axis.
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Answer:

y = - x

Explanation:

The equation of a line in slope- intercept form is

y = mx + c ( m is the slope and c the y- intercept )

y = - x - 5 ← is in slope- intercept form

with slope m = - 1

Parallel lines have equal slopes, thus

y = - x + c ← is the partial equation of the parallel line

To find c substitute (- 2, 2) into the partial equation

2 = 2 + c ⇒ c = 2 - 2 = 0

y = - x ← equation of parallel line

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